Review: Trader Joe's - Jelly Donut Muffins

Trader Joe's Jelly Donut Muffins (i.e. Trader Joe's take on the "duffin") purport to look like muffins but taste like donuts. They feature a raspberry jam filling down the center.

A 12-ounce box of four was $3.69.

News: Boston Market - New Parmesan Tuscan Chicken and Bacon Mac & Cheese

Boston Market has added new Parmesan Tuscan Chicken and Bacon Mac & Cheese onto the menu for a limited time.

Parmesan Tuscan Chicken seems to be similar to last year's Tuscan Herb Chicken but along with the "Tuscan-inspired" herbs, it adds a creamy garlic parmesan sauce to the mix. In this case, Tuscan-inspired herbs include garlic, black and red peppers, nutmeg, oregano, rosemary, and sage.

News: Carl's Jr. - New Snickerdoodle Ice Cream Sandwich

Carl's Jr. goes with the snickerdoodle for their latest iteration of the ice cream sandwich: the new Hand-Scooped Snickerdoodle Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich (or HSSCICS - pronounced "hiss sics" for short... That's a joke.).

Essentially a sugar and cinnamon-sprinkled sugar cookie, you'll find two snickerdoodles sandwiching a scoop of vanilla ice cream in the new ice cream sandwich.

New: Dunkin' Donuts - New Cookie Dough Donut for Valentine's Day

Dunkin' Donuts goes for a bit more novelty this year for Valentine's Day with the new Cookie Dough Donut, a heart-shaped yeast donut filled with a cookie-dough buttercream-flavored filling, topped with chocolate icing and chocolate chips.

To further the dessert-flavored-dessert theme, they've also brought back the Brownie Batter Donut, which is a heart-shaped yeast donut filled with chocolaty brownie-batter-flavored buttercream filling, topped with chocolate icing and heart sprinkles.

Review: Wendy's - Ciabatta Bacon Cheeseburger

Wendy's new, limited-time Ciabatta Bacon Cheeseburger features a quarter-pound beef patty, oven-roasted chopped tomatoes, rosemary-garlic aioli, spring mix, natural Asiago cheese, and applewood-smoked bacon on a toasted Ciabatta bun.

I picked one up for $4.79.

Around the World: Pizza Hut Hong Kong - New Flower-Shaped Pizza for Chinese New Year

Pizza Hut Hong Kong is offering a new, special blossom-shaped pizza to celebrate Chinese New Year. They're calling it the Cheesy 7 Sensation Pizza.

The shape is achieved by curling in the end crust of the pizza to form 8 "petals." The end crust is filled with separate white and orange lines of mozzarella and cheddar cheese, and topped with crunchy parmesan crumbs. To complete the look, the toppings are arranged in decoration.

News: Krispy Kreme - 2014 Valentine Donuts

Krispy Kreme's Valentine-themed donuts this year feature new Hugs and Kisses donuts, shaped like X's and O's. 

Also available this year are Sprinkled Heart, Valentine Sprinkles, and Chocolate Iced Heart donuts.

News: Popeyes - $3.99 "Three of a Kind" Deal is Back

Popeyes is once again offering the $3.99 "Three of a Kind" deal for a limited time at participating Popeyes restaurants.

News: Taco Bell Testing New Quesarito

Taco Bell is testing their own version of a Quesarito (quesadilla-burrito mash up) for a limited-time out in Oklahoma City.

It's basically a 3-cheese blend quesadilla rolled into a burrito with a filling of seasoned ground beef, Latin rice, reduced fat sour cream, and nacho cheese.

Review: McDonald's - Chocolate Covered Strawberry Frappe

McDonald's Chocolate Covered Strawberry Frappe features their mocha coffee frappe base blended with ice, chocolate chips, and strawberry-flavored syrup, topped with whipped cream and more strawberry syrup.

I picked up a 12-ounce small for $2.79.

News: Wendy's - New Ciabatta Bacon Cheeseburger

Wendy's new Ciabatta Bacon Cheeseburger is now available for a limited time.

The new burger was tested last year and features a quarter-pound beef patty, oven-roasted, chopped tomatoes, rosemary-garlic aioli, spring mix, natural Asiago cheese, and applewood-smoked bacon on a toasted Ciabatta bun.

News: Pei Wei - New Menu Items and New Small Size Option

Pei Wei Asian Diner rolls out some new menu items to start the year as well as a new "small" option on their entree sizes.

The newly available items include new Thai Lime & Chili, Ginger Orange Edamame, Szechuan Green Beans, and Wok Roasted Vegetable Salad.

Available for a limited time, Thai Lime & Chili features Thai lime pineapple chili sauce and Fresno chile peppers and a choice of protein (chicken, steak, shrimp, or tofu). It's available with rice or as a salad.